The town is the engine
Every gold coin should flow back into the town. More recruits, better skills, and quirk control compound.
Pace the bosses
Do not rush the lords. Clear the region, gather trinkets, then attempt the boss with a prepared party.
Rotate heroes
A few heroes cannot carry the whole campaign. Train a bench so deaths and stress do not stall you.
Long game, not sprint
Darkest Dungeon rewards patience. A steady, sane roster beats a few over-leveled stars.
Upgrade the right wing
The guild and the sanitarium pay back fastest. Spend there before cosmetic town upgrades.
Track the bosses
The boss database shows the order of the lords. Clear them as your roster allows.
Build the bench
Recruit wider than you think. A deep roster survives the deaths that the dark always brings.
Spend on sanity
The abbey and tavern keep heroes usable. A broken mind is worse than a low level.
Bosses in campaign order
- Shambler (class Eldritch, hp 77)
- Heart of Darkness (class Cosmic, hp 252)
- Flesh (Head) (class Eldritch, hp 100)
- Templar Impaler (class Eldritch/Beast, hp 137)
- Miller (class Poor Soul, hp 95)
- Shuffling Horror (class Eldritch, hp 162)
- Imperfect Reflection (class Eldritch/Human, hp 29)
- Barrel O’ Bombs (class Carpentry, hp 25)
- Siren (class Eldritch, hp 119)
- Brigand Vvulf (class Human, hp 160)
- Wilbur (class Beast, hp 17)
- Mammoth Cyst (class Eldritch/Beast, hp 158)
- Perfect Reflection (class Eldritch/Human, hp 36)
- Viscount (class Bloodsucker, hp 127)
- Drowned Anchorman (class Unholy, hp 14)
- Gestating Heart (class Eldritch, hp 189)
- Brigand Pounder (class Ironwork, hp 76)
- The Shrieker (class Eldritch/Beast, hp 75)
Foes between the bosses
- Drowned/Pustulant/Bloated Thrall (class Eldritch/Unholy, size Small)
- Chevalier (class Bloodsucker, size Average)
- Bone Soldier (class Unholy, size Average)
- Carrion Eater (class Beast, size Average)
- Brigand Bloodletter (class Human, size Large)
- Bone Bearer (class Unholy, size Average)
- Barrel O’ Bombs (class Carpentry, size Small (1))
- Brigand Vvulf (class Human, size Average (1))
- Ascended Brawler (class Human, size Average)
- Ascended Witch (class Human, size Average)
- Drowned Anchorman (class Unholy, size Small (1))
- Bone Spearman (class Unholy, size Average)
- Brigand Pounder (class Ironwork, size Average (1))
- Antibody (class Eldritch/Beast, size Small)
- Cultist Priest (class Eldritch/Beast, size Average)
- Brigand Matchman (class Human, size Small (1))
- Ancestor (First Form) (class Eldritch/Human, size Small (1))
- Bone Captain (class Unholy, size Large)
- Defensive Growth (class Eldritch, size Average)